SILVIS, Ill. – The UBC Thunderbirds are in a four-team race for the NAIA National Championship ahead of the final round of the tournament on Friday.
The T-Birds (+56) sit third after the third round of the event, four strokes ahead of SCAD-Savannah (+60) and two strokes behind second place Oklahoma City University (+54). First place Keiser University (+40) opened up their tournament lead significantly on day three, now holding a 14-stroke advantage going in to the last 18.
After carding an incredible 68 (-4) for the best single round of the tournament on Wednesday, Keiser's Ho Ki Lau followed it up with another subpar round on Thursday, firing a 71 (-1), which matches the next best round of anyone at the tournament, to sit at +2 overall and hold a three-stroke lead for the individual championship.
UBC's top individual golfer continues to be Elizabeth Labbe. She led the team again on Thursday by shooting +3 (75) to sit at +9 overall, in a tie for fifth. Grace Bell +7 (79) had her third straight round under 80 to bring her tournament total to +16, good for a tie for 16
th. Bo Brown +5 (77) matched her best round in the event so far, climbing in to a tie for 28
th with teammate Jessica Ng at +19 for the Championship.
The T-Birds retain their spot in the preferred, final pairings teeing off from the first hole for the final round on Friday. The first UBC golfer will be on the tee at 8:40 a.m. (PT).